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BCMA 2014 Sisters Soccer Tournament
11-19-2014
BCMA Women’s Youth and Sports Director Rozemeen Khan, Tahzi Ali, Secretary for the Board of Women’s Affairs and the VP’s of Youth and Sports Imtiaz Asin and Irshad Siddeeq hosted the first Sisters Indoor Soccer Tournament at Queen Elizabeth Secondary on Saturday November 15, 2014.
All Praise is due to Allah for making this day successful for everyone involved. With so many sports events hosted for brothers, this was ground breaking for sisters to now start having their own sports events. The sisters experienced sisterhood, made connections, friendship and had fun in an Islamic, halal setting. This tournament brought generations of families together. Faith and sports can go together!
There were 8 teams that participated with a total of 74 players. The teams were very diverse ranging from an all youth team, UBC students to mother daughter teams. The energy from the spectators was electric while our mascot Rabia Mohammed kept the crowd energized.
About the teams:
Muhsinaat was our youngest team. Muhsinaat means women striving to excel and attain the quality of Ihsan. The team had players ages ranging from 13 to 16 years. They are the pioneer students studying the Aalima course at Al-Ihsan education Foundation under Mufti Aasim Rashid. Team roster: Hajrah Elley, Hanna Meyer, Aminah Ibrahim, Yasmin Rawya, Memoona Ijaz, Hafsa Farooqui, Aisha Saleem, Aisha Bhatti.
Surrey East Yalla Habibti team was representing Masjid Rahmah. The response for participation in this team was overwhelming. This team was support by the Surrey East Women’s Chapter, Shaveena Buksh, Shameema Khan, Renuma Ali (Shabina) and Shabnam Khan as coach. Team Roster: Tasneem Nida, Adeeba Ali, Tala Adlouni, Ruqayyah Badshah, Meh Zabeen Khan, Zaynah Ali/Dean, Zaina Mobeen, Hira Shahab, Nazia Hassan, Zeenat Mobeen, Aliyah Khan.
Kick It came with the most colour, positive energy and enthusiasm! This mother daughter team created their own jerseys, posters and unique cheer which kept the crowd entertained. Team Roster: Gulnaz Khan, Alzahra Khan, Neha Sidik, Nadia Ali, Amira Mohammed, Rehana Khan, Zahra Khan, Shainaz Ali, Nafiza Khan, Sally Ali, Shareen Mohammed.
Rang o Rang was a very nice group of cousins and friends. Rang o Rang means colourful in Farsi. This was a nickname used to describe the group by their eldest aunt which the team decided to use as a reminder of their bond.
Team Roster: Shakiba Rahmani, Samira Rahmani, Mariam Emami, Hamida Rahman, Abida Rahman, Sajida Rahman, Shalina Rozi.
UBC MSA was a strong and competitive team who placed third in the tournament. These sisters were very professional and displayed great sportsmanship. UBC MSA has the first female President Sr. Sivar. Great future leaders Masha’Allah!
Roster: Sivar Rajab Khan, Serena Ramley, Nur Amirah Azman, Rabiaal Aqillah Shazali, Zainab Ahmed, Cathleen, Hadzirah Razini Mohammed Redzuan, Maria Alejandra Molina Letelier.
Victorious Secret was recognized for having the most creative name and winning first place in the tournament! This team consisted of three experienced players with the rest playing for the first time. Ayesha Ali was the team captain, coach and motivator who led their team to Victory (ious)!
Team Roster: Ayesha Ali, Shahira Dean, Sumayya Dean, Zoya Dean, Farah Malik, Nasra Abade, Salma Wahid, Yusra Said, Rabea Rahiem
Warriors started as two groups of girls who did not have enough players to form a team. Rozemeen connected the players who did not know each other to form a team.
Team Roster: Nida Yaqub, Rafiya Zubair, Tameem Imran, Mahvish Nusrat, Shahnaz Sultan, Sumayya Samut, Yashmin Hanif, Fatima Samut, Aishah Samut.
Kittens were not to be fooled by their name; this group of friends put in a good game for their opponents and cheered on all the teams! Team Roster: Ilhan Abdullahi, Nada Elmasry, Dua’a Riyal, Fathima Bahar, Rohini Ishwariya, Asmaa Elmasry, Zainab Alrikabi, Lina Ramadan, Sana Siddiqui, Hanin Elmasry
The winning team for the tournament was Victorious Secret. Second prize went to Yalla Habibti’s and third prize went to team UBC. The Most Valuable Player was Zaina Mobeen from Yalla Habibti. Standout team was Yalla Habibti, Best Sportsmanship team Warriors.
We would like to thank all the volunteers who helped and supported this event including Nazmun Asin, Aisha Amir, Zainab Ali, Hafizun Badshah, Zabeena Dean, Imtiaz Asin, Jaimud Dean, Saiyad Ali and Farook Ali. A special thanks to Shabnam Khan and family for donating the trophy for the winning team and the judges Ayesha Khan, Mehmoona Ali and Faria Ali-Shah. We also don’t want to forget our awesome mascot Rabia Mohammed who wowed the crowd and had everyone smiling and cheering!
We would like to acknowledge BCMA for giving the support and platform to make this event possible. We will be planning future sports and educational events Insha’Allah. Masha’Allah we have smart, talented sisters in our community with great leadership qualities!
Following is some feedback received from players:
“Alhumdolillah the girls had a chance to have some halal fun and met with other Muslim teenagers. Jazak Allah khair to the organizers for a job well done!”
“Count me in as one of the people that were very impressed with how smoothly & professionally the tournament went Masha’Allah!”
“It would be amazing to have this event occur annually.”
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